# 1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 3rd and final year as Branch McCracken returned from World War II in time for the following season. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 4 | Joseph Normington | F | 5–10 | Fr. | Greenwood, Indiana |
| 4 | Bob Lollar | F | 6–2 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 6 | Louis Edmonds | F | 6–2 | Fr. | Frankfort, Indiana |
| 7 | Dave Walker | F | 6–3 | Fr. | Loogootee, Indiana |
| 8 | Bill Shephard | F | 6–1 | Fr. | Hope, Indiana |
| 9 | Jack Herron | G | 5–8 | Sr. | Logansport, Indiana |
| 10 | John Wallace | F | 6–3 | So. | Richmond, Indiana |
| 11 | Tom Schwartz | C | 6–6 | Fr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 12 | Norbert Hermann | G | 6–2 | So. | Brownstown, Indiana |
| 14 | Jim Stepler | C | 6–4 | Fr. | Greentown, Indiana |
| 15 | Roy Kilby | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 16 | Louis Amaya | G | 6–1 | Fr. | Pueblo, Colorado |
| 17 | Jim Powers | G | 6–1 | Fr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 21 | Dick Wittenbraker | G | 6–2 | Sr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 23 | Freeland Armstrong | G | 5–11 | So. | Paoli, Indiana |
| 25 | Don Dewer | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Aurora, Indiana |
| 26 | Richard Westlake | G | 6–1 | Fr. | New Palestine, Indiana |
| 27 | Gene Turner | G | 5–11 | So. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 29 | Charles Radcliffe | F | 5–10 | Sr. | Paoli, Indiana |
| 32 | James Copeland | F | 6–2 | So. | Elwood, Indiana |
| 35 | Al Kravolansky | F | 6–3 | Jr. | East Chicago, Indiana |
| 37 | Stephen Chaleff | G | 6–1 | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 38 | Dee Baker | F | 5–11 | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 40 | Robert Mehl | F | 6–1 | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1945* | Camp Atterbury | W 59–49 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/8/1945* | Washington (Mo.) | W 53–39 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/11/1945* | at Camp Atterbury | W 56–53 | 3–0 | Camp Atterbury, Indiana |
| 12/15/1945* | at Louisville | W 62–59 | 4–0 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky |
| 12/18/1945* | Cincinnati | W 54–44 | 5–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/22/1945 | at Michigan | W 67–58 | 6–0 (1–0) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1/1/1946* | at Butler | W 58–47 | 7–0 (1–0) | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 1/5/1946 | at Chicago | W 59–34 | 8–0 (2–0) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago |
| 1/7/1946 | Minnesota | L 47–58 | 8–1 (2–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/12/1946 | Iowa | W 45–39 | 9–1 (3–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/16/1946 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 38–49 | 9–2 (3–2) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/19/1946 | Ohio State | W 44–39 | 10–2 (4–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/21/1946 | Michigan | W 46–43 | 11–2 (5–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/26/1946 | Chicago | W 61–32 | 12–2 (6–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/5/1946* | at Washington (Mo.) | W 56–46 | 13–2 (6–2) | Field House St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2/9/1946 | at Ohio State | L 52–53 | 13–3 (6–3) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/11/1946* | at Cincinnati | W 60–22 | 14–3 (6–3) | Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2/16/1946 | Purdue Rivalry | W 57–47 | 15–3 (7–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/19/1946* | Ball State | W 84–41 | 16–3 (7–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/23/1946 | at Minnesota | W 75–52 | 17–3 (8–3) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis |
| 2/25/1946 | at Iowa | W 49–46 | 18–3 (9–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||